Enhancement of the electrochemical performance of LiFePO4 cathode material by nanosecond laser annealing

Sahoo, S. S.; Narayan, J.; Narayan, R. J.; Sun, Xiao-Guang; Paranthaman, Mariappan Parans

doi:10.1557/s43579-025-00701-4

Title: Enhancement of the electrochemical performance of LiFePO₄ cathode material by nanosecond laser annealing

Journal Article · 07 March 2025 · MRS communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-025-00701-4 · OSTI ID:2529510

Sahoo, S. S. ^[1]; Narayan, J. ^[1]; Narayan, R. J. ^[1];

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North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Pulsed laser annealing of LiFePO₄ can improve conductivity by increasing oxygen vacancy-related defect concentration; this approach can improve the current carrying capacity of LIB cathodes from 135 to 145 mAh g⁻¹ under optimized conditions. Since the depth of the laser annealing region is less than 1 µm, the increase is equivalent to a 125% overall improvement in the charge capacity if the entire thickness of the LiFePO₄ region is treated by pulsed laser annealing. Pulsed laser annealing has two primary effects on the atomic structure of LiFePO₄, namely an increase in anionic vacancy concentration and antisite defect concentration.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2529510

Journal Information:: MRS communications, Journal Name: MRS communications Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 15; ISSN 2159-6867

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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